The Extraordinary Urban God of Medicine-Chapter 615 - - The Haunted House Swallows People
Chapter 615 -615: The Haunted House Swallows People
Huang Xiaolong, Zhou Mi, and Xia Ying, the three of them walked into the Pogu Garden community together.
This residential area is yet to be handed over. The final stages of the greening work and installation of utilities are currently in progress. However, the occurrence of a haunted house within the community swallowing people alive has sent shock waves of terror through the local populace. If it wasn’t for the property developer concealing this news, the majority of ordinary people would have been kept in the dark. It would have already caused total chaos!
Upon seeing Huang Xiaolong and his companions, a few horticultural workers quickly averted their faces and swiftly walked away.
“Um… I want to ask a few questions.” Huang Xiaolong greeted one of the workers.
“We know nothing, we don’t know anything at all. If you want to ask something, ask the boss!” The gardeners were reacting like scared birds.
“Little Long, It seems that the workers here have all been instructed to zip their mouths shut. It’s going to be quite difficult to get any information out of them.” Xia Ying furrowed her brow.
They strolled around the compound for a while, but anyone they approached quickly avoided them, fearing them like the plague.
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“Master Huang Xiaolong, it seems that this community does indeed have a problem.” Zhou Mi confirmed with conviction.
“You think I don’t know that?” Huang Xiaolong brusquely replied.
At that moment, a heavyset middle-aged man strode over. Although he was plainly dressed, his air of wealth was impossible to hide. He approached Huang Xiaolong and impatiently waved his hand. “Alright, alright, just leave. I know all the reporters from Dong’an TV station, which newspaper are you guys from? I’ve said it before, our property is great, those rumors are all baseless! Leave quickly! Or else, I’ll call the security!”
“You’re the boss?” Huang Xiaolong smiled. The middle-aged man’s fate-line appeared quite wealthy, but a looming darkness filled his eyes, suggesting that he has been having a streak of bad luck recently.
“Yes. Alright, please do not keep pestering me, I am sick and tired of dealing with journalists like you. So tenacious.” The middle-aged man shook his head.
“Um…do you know metaphysics?” Huang Xiaolong asked with a smile.
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man was taken aback. His face blanched as he stuttered, “Are…are…are you masters from Metaphysics?”
Huang Xiaolong just smiled, not affirming nor denying. “Just had a few questions for you. If you want to solve the issue of the haunted house in your community, kindly tell me everything. If you want to continue dealing with the haunted house mess, then just pretend we never came.”
“Oh dear! How could I have not recognized you!” The middle-aged man slapped his thigh. “Turns out, you guys are masters sent by the Metaphysics. Ah… This whole thing has been giving me a headache recently… I am almost on the verge of hanging myself…”
Only then did the middle-aged man bring Huang Xiaolong, Zhou Mi, and Xia Ying to the central courtyard of the community.
The community courtyard contained a very large square. Apart from a fountain sculpture, there was nothing else.
“Masters, this is what happened…” The middle-aged man had a grave expression. “It all started around a month ago, at about seven in the evening when many workers were working overtime… workers on this side of the square suddenly noticed that an additional two-story building had appeared in the middle of the courtyard!”
“Really? This place is empty, how could there be an extra building?” Zhou Mi asked in shocked disbelief. “Could it be an optical illusion?”
“Miss, at the time, many workers thought it was an illusion too.” The middle-aged man sighed, “As a result, almost all the workers gathered around the square. Everyone had seen the building with their own eyes. One or two people experiencing an illusion is possible, but everyone working overtime experiencing the same illusion? How could that be possible? That building stayed there until after eight in the evening, and light could be seen emanating from the second floor. A man’s silhouette was faintly visible in front of a window…”
The description had a ghost-story-like feel to it.
“Er…what kind of building was it?” Huang Xiaolong asked calmly.
“The building appeared quite ancient, its style resembles the European-style villas of the 20s or 30s of the last century.” The middle-aged man said solemnly. “That night, the workers felt more and more curious the more they looked at it, so the workers dared one of the braver ones to enter the small building to see what was going on. As a result, three of the bravest construction workers, armed with hoes, shovels and other tools, entered the small building.”
At this point, Zhou Mi couldn’t help but shiver and Xia Ying also furrowed her brows slightly.
“Go on.” Huang Xiaolong’s face displayed growing curiosity.
“Everyone saw the three workers enter the building, but once they entered… they didn’t come out… The workers who had gathered around the square waited for quite a while, tried calling their phones, but there was no service. After nine o’clock, the small building disappeared…” The middle-aged man’s face showed an expression of terror, “Those three brave workers… were never heard from again… they disappeared… as if they had evaporated off the face of the earth. We searched through the entire community, there was no sign of them anywhere, not alive… not dead…”
As a property developer, they naturally dared not publicize this matter. If this leak out, they would not be able to sell even one unit of the property.
Later on, the two-story small building continued to appear on time every evening after seven. Several more people who ventured inside to investigate also went missing.
Even two Taoist priests sent by Metaphysics had been swallowed up by the small building.
“Little Long… this is really strange.” Xia Ying said in horror. “The degree of supernatural occurrence in this matter is probably not inferior to that old ghost Li Dezheng in the ancestral house of the Shui family.”
“Did anyone manage to take a photo of that small building?” Huang Xiaolong asked.
The middle-aged man shook his head. “Regardless of whether it’s a mobile phone or a digital camera, the photo does not show that building. It’s as if it doesn’t exist, but it clearly appears before our eyes. I’ve seen it with my own eyes. It swallowing people is by no means a fabrication. Ah… I feel like ending it all. For now, we can only strictly order the workers to stay away from that building and not go near it. But what if the future residents see that building… I’m afraid… I’m afraid it will cause societal panic…”
A look of total despair filled the middle-aged man’s face.
Huang Xiaolong observed his face and laughed. “Don’t rush, don’t let this little thing bring you down. Your face sign is actually very good. The sun always shines after a storm, once you survive this ordeal, you will lead a prosperous life. Moreover, judging from your palace of wealth, your career will undergo a massive surge after the age of fifty. By then, you’ll become successful, and your net worth will skyrocket.”
“Master, is what you said true?” The middle-aged man was both shocked and overjoyed.
“Of course.” Huang Xiaolong smiled and nodded. “Anyway, it’s still early. I will come here again at seven o’clock this evening. Hehe, a haunted house that devours people? I can’t help but investigate!”
“Well…well, Master, I will wait for you in the community tonight.” The middle-aged man seemed to have caught a lifeline.
Huang Xiaolong, Zhou Mi, and Xia Ying left the community.
The three of them had a simple lunch.
“Master Huang Xiaolong, can…can we go see my best friend now?” Zhou Mi pleaded. “Recently, she broadcasts live every night from this community. Maybe the supernatural incidents happening here are related to her?”
“Hmm, let’s go take a look.” Huang Xiaolong flashed a smile.
